AI for Kids Worksheet: What Is AI
AI tip (Learns or follows?): AI learns patterns from examples, makes a best guess and can handle examples it has never seen — but its guess can be wrong. A normal program follows fixed rules people wrote and does exactly as coded; it never learns from data. Ask: does this job need learning from many examples (recognising a face), or does one exact rule always work (adding marks)?
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- 1.True or false: “one set rule per case” describes how a normal program works. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these describes how a normal program works? (a) gives a likely answer (b) spots patterns in data (c) makes a best guess (d) uses rules people wrote
- 3.True or false: finding 10% of a price only needs a simple fixed rule. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: “follows fixed rules” describes how AI works. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “same steps every time”? (a) a normal program (b) AI
- 6.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “learns from examples”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 7.🛠️ Which does this job need: finding 10% of a price? (a) needs AI (learning) (b) a simple rule is enough
- 8.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “uses rules people wrote”? (a) a normal program (b) AI
- 9.True or false: sorting names in A to Z order only needs a simple fixed rule. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🛠️ Which does this job need: suggesting the next word as you type? (a) needs AI (learning) (b) a simple rule is enough
- 11.True or false: “uses rules people wrote” describes how a normal program works. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧮 Is a basic calculator an AI system? (a) yes, it can think (b) only at night (c) no, it follows rules (d) yes, it is smart
- 13.True or false: telling a cat photo from a dog photo needs AI that learns from examples. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🛠️ Which does this job need: adding up the marks on a report card? (a) a simple rule is enough (b) needs AI (learning)
- 15.True or false: recognising a friend’s face in photos needs AI that learns from examples. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🤖 Does an AI system think and feel like a person? (a) no, it finds patterns (b) yes, just like us (c) only on weekends (d) yes, it gets sad
- 17.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “improves with more data”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 18.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “follows fixed rules”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 19.🛠️ Which does this job need: converting metres into centimetres? (a) needs AI (learning) (b) a simple rule is enough
- 20.True or false: switching on a street light at 6 pm needs AI that learns from examples. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🤖 Who builds and trains AI systems? (a) people (b) the weather (c) nobody at all (d) the Moon
- 22.Which of these describes how AI works? (a) does exactly as coded (b) gives a likely answer (c) uses rules people wrote (d) never learns from data
- 23.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “gives a likely answer”? (a) a normal program (b) AI
- 24.True or false: ringing the school bell at 9 am needs AI that learns from examples. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: suggesting the next word as you type needs AI that learns from examples. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “makes a best guess” describes how a normal program works. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “spots patterns in data”? (a) a normal program (b) AI
- 28.Which of these describes how AI works? (a) follows fixed rules (b) same steps every time (c) spots patterns in data (d) uses rules people wrote
- 29.Which of these describes how a normal program works? (a) spots patterns in data (b) follows fixed rules (c) makes a best guess (d) learns from examples
- 30.True or false: turning spoken words into typed text needs AI that learns from examples. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🤖 What makes an AI system different from a normal program? (a) it learns from examples (b) it has a screen (c) it is always right (d) it uses electricity
- 32.Which of these describes how AI works? (a) follows fixed rules (b) uses rules people wrote (c) does exactly as coded (d) improves with more data
- 33.True or false: “spots patterns in data” describes how a normal program works. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these describes how AI works? (a) same steps every time (b) never learns from data (c) handles unseen examples (d) follows fixed rules
- 35.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “handles unseen examples”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 36.True or false: “one set rule per case” describes how AI works. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: reading messy handwriting needs AI that learns from examples. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: showing the time on a clock needs AI that learns from examples. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these describes how a normal program works? (a) does exactly as coded (b) spots patterns in data (c) improves with more data (d) learns from examples
- 40.🛠️ Which does this job need: spotting spam emails by their patterns? (a) a simple rule is enough (b) needs AI (learning)
Answer key
- True
- uses rules people wrote
- True
- False
- a normal program
- AI
- a simple rule is enough
- a normal program
- True
- needs AI (learning)
- True
- no, it follows rules
- True
- a simple rule is enough
- True
- no, it finds patterns
- AI
- a normal program
- a simple rule is enough
- False
- people
- gives a likely answer
- AI
- False
- True
- False
- AI
- spots patterns in data
- follows fixed rules
- True
- it learns from examples
- improves with more data
- False
- handles unseen examples
- AI
- False
- True
- False
- does exactly as coded
- needs AI (learning)
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